South America
BeIN Sport and Esporte Interativo snap up judo rights
The International Judo Federation, the sport’s global governing body, has awarded media rights to pay-television broadcaster beIN Sport in France and Esporte Interativo, the Brazilian free-to-air sports b…
New sports channel launches on Sky Brasil
Argentinian agency Torneos y Competencias has launched Sport Plus, a new pay-television sports channel in Brazil
Gol TV expands football rights portfolio in Peru
Pay-television broadcaster Gol TV has struck domestic rights agreements in Peru with newly-promoted clubs UTC de Cajamarca and Pacífico and has sold rights for games featuring another top-tier football …
Canada not a big draw in Canada
Lack of stars caps Concacaf earnings in Canada
Fox moves away from football for second channel
Fox is expanding in Brazil and won't be relying on football
Peruvian rivals strike new rights deals
Peruvian football clubs Alianza Lima and Sporting Cristal have struck new rights deals with Media Networks Latin America, a division of telecommunications company Telefónica, and pay-television broadcaster …
TVN retains top-tier highlights in expanded deal
Chilean state broadcaster TVN acquired highlights rights for the Primera División and Primera División B, the top two divisions of football in the country, according to the Cooperativa news website.
Universitario announces Gol TV agreement
Pay-television broadcaster Gol TV has acquired domestic rights in Peru for matches featuring the most successful football club in the country, Universitario de Deportes
Entel deal stalls in Bolivia
Mauricio Méndez, the chief executive of the Liga del Fútbol Profesional Boliviano, the Bolivian football league, has said that a proposed rights deal with state-owned telecommunications company Entel w…
Brazilian club set to go it alone
Atlético Paranaense has rejected offers for the broadcast rights to its games in Campeonato Série A, the top division of football in Brazil, and is planning to start the 2013 campaign without a broadcast p…
Government commitment to ‘football for everyone’ revealed
The Argentinian government spent ARS$1
Early Chile deal driven by clubs’ financial plight
Chile federation deal rushed to aid struggling league clubs
Platforms racing the clock in talks to carry new channel
Tough carriage talks over new Colombian sports channel
SporTV and Fox finalise Brazilian rights-sharing
Brazilian pay-television channel SporTV has agreed a deal with rival Fox Sports Brasil to exchange sports rights for several properties between now and 2018, according to the Terra website
Media Networks disputes Universitario rights deal claim
Media Networks Latin America, a division of telecommunications company Telefónica, has disputed claims by Peruvian football club Universitario de Deportes that a rights deal between the two parties has …
Mega secures Chile national team rights
Chilean general-entertainment channel Mega has acquired domestic and international rights for Chile national team football games, including qualifying matches for the 2018 Fifa World Cup and friendly fixtures
One final hurdle for BBC IAAF deal
Last hurdle for BBC athletics deal
Full steam ahead for Team and CAA Eleven as Uefa strategy takes shape
Team renews with Uefa as CAA Eleven continues headhunt; Big increases across the globe for Uefa club competitions